Toby Whitby

In the second book of the Toby Whitby series, Toby must look to the dark days of 1940 to find the true identity of the dead man with no hands. England, 1952. A body washes up on Brighton beach and Lawyer Toby Whitby's secretary swears she knows the corpse's identity. One woman claims the man with no hands is the father of her child; another woman swears that he is her son. Toby's search leads him from a child stolen by gypsies in the First World War, to a faded film star who lies for a living, to London gangsters, and on to a notorious member of the British Royal Family. With danger and death at every turn, he faces his final battle for survival on board a sinking ship in the North Sea. Can Toby find the truth? Is the man with no hands a hero or a traitor? Imposter is another enthralling World War II mystery. If you like dark secrets, mysterious happenings at Buckingham Palace, and a sweet touch of last-chance romance, then you'll be delighted by Eileen Enwright Hodgetts' new tale of mystery and intrigue on the home-front. If you enjoyed Air Raid you will love Imposter.

Solicitor Toby Whitby's new client cannot remember his real name. Did he murder his own mother? He was evacuated to Canada at the beginning of World War 2 carrying luggage belonging to a boy named Edward Powley but when he returns twelve years later he soon discovers that Edward Powley is the name of another boy; a boy who did not go to Canada. When Buddy is accused of murdering his own mother and stowing away on the boat to Canada, Toby must discover what really happened on the night the ship sailed and Buddy's house was bombed by the Luftwaffe. As Toby digs into the past a new threat emerges and once again Toby finds himself at the center of a plot to prevent the Queen's coronation.

A contested fortune. A missing baby. A dead lawyer who knew too much. Can his replacement avoid the same dark fate? England, 1952. Lawyer Toby Whitby's poor eyesight stole his chance to serve his country. When the lawyer's boss is murdered, Toby inherits the case of a lifetime. But his opportunity to reunite an Earl's daughter with her kidnapped child is anything but ordinary . . . After his search for the child reaches America, the people connected with the case start turning up dead. As the body count rises, Toby realizes there's far more to his client's story than she's willing to share . . . Can Toby reunite a family or will his pursuit of the truth get him killed?